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Old 04-09-2014, 07:02 PM
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Post Change after the patch.

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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
what I do not understand is if the bug sends a false "heartbeat" (per the nightly news) and then scavenges data....what does changing the password inhibit?

There will still be a customer to bank connection via old or new password.....and the false heartbeat invades in either case.

Thus far I haven't read anything that answers my curiosity.
AFTER you verify that your financial institution has done the patch "fix" THEN you change your password. The patch kills the current heartbeat.

The fear is that your old password may have already been "harvested" by the bug, so if you don't change it after the patch then the bad guys can use it even after the patch is done.

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